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11 6 ` , AR Docroß, what do you advise ? I Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to one Covent-zarden, hear some charming singing, order 9 A their caAtal chops and magnificent potatoes and that the best advice I can give you. LL WHISKY v. COGNAC BRANDY. pl,l'.,,hLs cele ßßANDY,brated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest ‘i t Pure, Mild, M e ll ow, D e li c i ous, an d very Wholesome. th")e°ld in Bottles, 3s. Bd., a t the Retail H ouses i n L ondon ; b y a<tA-gents in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. atZ l serve the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded Ilahan's LL Whlaky." CONNECIING SHIP OWNERS (Limited). la n (Limited). """arat d under the Joi n t-St oc k CompanieV Act, 1862, ~,,e bc unt oyf the liability of each shareholder is limited to the . his Capital L1,C00,0(0, in 50, 1 '00 shares of £2O each. e e Pusit £1 p r shar e on a ppli ca ti on, an d L i on a ll o t men t . '11) Certil!ca'es. which can be converted into Registered ares, the option of Vie older, will Le issued imme latelY a fter allotment. The h se certificates will be capable transfer, by delivering from hand to hand, without any 4eeessity for registration. DIRECTORS. l'Admiral Currie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. , l oYd Bagshaw, Esq , Bath. eitSritt,n, E,q., Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall reet, and 3a and 3t, London-wall. Roward Fenwick, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer Itad ras Railway, Oatlands Park, Weybridge. Harris, Esq., M erc h an t, 5 , Ni c h o h :s -l ane. The he Augu •tus Jocelyn, late Chairma n D un d a lk St eam .et Company. Will iam R. J).iedham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. • - 1• 11 'ge Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace oeoas Company. r ge Seammell, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph Company. ljnion Bank of London l , l 2 l , N l lc r E in ß c s ee-street, and Branches. 44.111 Clark, Est:ICON: I:L t d ' CONSULTING i k i z n G n lNE s E c r E 2 . 4, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Me ors. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street. AUDITORS. Itessrs. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Wa'brook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. 61, Cornhill—Entran TEMPORARY OFFICES. ce, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. atealD Company is established to own and work Connecting !hips, iirlp,necting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, cortico consists in constructing steamers in several distinct 01 Parttnents for carrying large cargoes, with great economy lo"Wer, the compartme n t s bei ng a ll o f one gauge , a d m it o f ttce d late disconnection from and re-connection to each the r ; and of the transfer of the compartment cont pining rae r P`-',ine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo compart tu 11,8 to another, so that it can be kept in constant employ ‘, While the inexpensive cargo compartments are detained ep ab T,-;" the loading, unloading, or sale of their cargoes, thr ee L n4' one engine and one crew to perform the work of torti°nal eamers f o the ordinary construction, and realise. pro- I profits. st e is intended to commence business by running one ken;:ltrier compartment and three sets ot Cargo Compart ,!3, to demonstrate , the enormous advantages to be gained Rb l e s"" aYstem before proceeding to build the proposed fleet, tt Will consist of Eirrhteen Screw Steamer Compartments, Wil l Ole hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and op 4, d eliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and t hree hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually. thtestirnates of the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of 11141inual expenditure and receipts have been prepared, genen the large profit of more than 20 per cent., offer tlanaple provision for insurance, depreciation, and con , A , litru e l,,` ° 'Pectus with plans and drawings of vessels con uabi on this system, detailed estimates showing the pro fit, Profits, together with forms of application for shares, th e 61obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at ( uces, 61, Cornhill, entrance Bh,hopsgate-street. A i r by-road, Limehouse.—Detached Freehold R es id ence Ft• ANDREW HIND is instructed the Proprietor to SELL by AUCTION, at GARRA- Change-alley, Cornhill o MONDAY, Auzust 29 k,lO at One o'c ock, the very superior FREEHOLD HOUSE,, by 1 11 % ~W ,l as Paradise Cottage pleasantiy situate in the Stains -I.ozad, near the East India-road, Limehouse, and contain ) large drawin.,, ,, , dining, and breakf as t r o oms , s i x bed pri„4l2, capital kitch en , an d o ffi ces, three W.C.'l5, &c. The Ca ge pal rooms have stained glass windows and French th,; 4ll ents, opening to ornamental verandahs, which extend 1 41 `,,eutire length of the bui . dlnz. In the rear is a beautifully k h ,rout flower garden, with greenhouse, summerhouse, large I t '„,; handsome foun am, The whole enclosed by walls, thorou,hly screened from observation by well-grown k'„ergreens and other tre..s. May be viewed by cards from the ontioneer only, and particulars, with conditions of sale, had Garraway's ; of T. Price, Esq., solicitor, 24, Abchurch e,, rtes N.C. lane, St . ; and aPaul's.t th aucloneer's offices, corner of Lit tle e New Barnet.—Fr ehold Semi-detached Villa,. I'1R• ANDREW lIIND will SELL by AUC -4 TION. at GARRAWAY'S, Change-allay, Comhill, ttleel.u_ESDA.Y, August 30, 1864, at One o'clock, the conve t,:'-e'REE HOLD Seven-roomed HOUSES, k, t ? and 2, hollr st er-road, New Barnet, near the railway station, with teB ßfrs and back garder s. now Ist at £l4 per annum, but pos krtrn 01 one may be had if desired. May be viewed and kt tbeillars with conditions of sale, had at Garraway's ; and •ke :ta s auctioneers offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pinner.—Freehold Building Land. 4 . ANDW. HIND will SELL by AUCTION dill Lrie vai shortly, 23 Acres of LAND, beautifully situa' e near ec , and about a mile from the station. The plots , ~_!ltain from half an acre to two -cres and upwards.. 1 4 0 ,Zn,ate is well wooded, and has a stream of water flowing '`,ll it. Residents on this property will be entitled to lioliskivileges of Harrow School, and the occ u p an t o f eac h g4i, e Of the va lue cf L. 50 per annum will receive a free first uoNe.ailay ticket to London for thirteen years. Offices, c 't Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. NOTRING IMPOSSIBLE.—The g reatest and t teß, r mostusetul invention of the day, AGUA AMARELL t .lre Et B ,• GOSNE LI, and CO., 3, King-court, Lombard flat: London, Perfumors to her Majesty, respectfully offer v :St rePublic this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually Ilkt a n the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at 1 4 ,e. The Aqua Amarella has none ot the properties of he 1; , ,,!, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and Ile %) hair is once restored one application per month will , 4 1t 6:11 perfect coiour i'rice one guinea per bottle, or in b r ier tiles, 10s. 61. Testimonials . from artistes of the highest Be;.,s r icl from individuals of undoubted respectability, may 1 ( 3 3 n application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co.. have vFltr ( Anted Perfumers to her Royal Highness the Pruicess es. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. b 4• e . ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND • t b; r onfidently recommended to the Public as an unfail- W r ,,llZ s e dY for wounds of every description. burns, scalds, 14'4 ", scorbutic eruptions, sore and inflamed eyes, &c. 41,11 , Dots. ls. lid., 2s. pd., I s., and 225. each. Also his brrlieri4E ANTISCROPITUL,E, confirmed by sixty years' r eci ce to be one of the best alterative medicines ever t jeri e ' 0 the public. They form a mild and superior Family 1 1 " , It oi t , that may be taken at all times without confine 11a , of diet. Sold in boxes, Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 45. ed., 111(1"each. • b;_dn o W holesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, 'tclk i ; t l , by the London houses, and retail by all respectable vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. b Pi, ERSONS SEEKING LANDED 1,, , P.6,4„ -t A-TES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, '' , ONAVLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND th'to 1 1 7, 11 11 ES GENERALLY— /11'004 ITID GRATIS, at th e p r i nc ip a l Railway Bookstalls o , 67 out the kinzdom. or at the Auction and Estate Offices, eh 61 ancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's tt u tand eri llorEnry REGISTER," containing a varied selection tot ee and house properties now in the market, from an mansion, with its manorial domain, to the w rn it h its few acres. krrk , „ e th " OP PROPERTI e.g wishing to Sell or Let can ern ,lm`;,cls opportunity that the medium of this Register „ t ztte" s ",fiendinc , the particulars of their properties to the Ipi3olle. o .es, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. i h eaal in most cases introduce immediate customers, ° _,Property is of :in eligible chara :ter, thereby !tvoid uisaclvantages of delay and its attenuant 'neon etiT44tl'Z' k 4 i 1 . 8 NO crrAnGE Incurred, unless a tenant or pur ct th e ta 8 introduced through Messrs. Lumley's Agency, onl t he usual moderate com on and Land Offices, 67, Chanc mission. ery-lane, London. MOSES AND SON INr . t n lespectf ofull call attention to their large and well stock JUVENILE CLOTHING. The newest are combined with the latest and most fashionable iD e " B , and the best workmanship. E. MOSES and SON , 1 4li s particular attention to this important branch of their :ti t leas, and they can with confidence affirm that the prices :ach as must satisfy the most economical. This depart k 6E is in a distinct part of the premises, which will be found 3.t convenience for ladies and children, MOSES AND SON respectfully invite public attention to their large and well-assorted SUMMEtt STOCK. PIGS ! PIGS! PIGS!-INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, IGs Oct per cwt. ; one cwt. equal to 11 cwt. barley or any meaL Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Lant-street, Southwark. hi BOOTS ard SHOES, for all classes and all ages. AND SON'S • 40SES AND S 0 N'S OUTFITS. tor atl classes, all ages, and all climates. iff.MOSES AND SON , s ' t(l 4s, Inn LONDON HOUSES, 4 50 • 157, Minorles ; 83, 84, 85, 88, 87, SB, 89, Aldgate 137 ; 50 8, New Oxford--street; 1,2, 3, Bart -street; .14 d, Tottenham-court-road ; 288, Euston-road . I ‘ l osEs AND SON , s COUNTRY ESTABLISHMENT, Bridge -street, Bradford, Yorkshire. • t MO S E S AND SON'S qet BLa blishments are closed every Friday evening at tat,' Saturda eveninc, at sunset, when business Is re- A %Ili]. loc Y k. t _ t artici e , e!,, t x a rticle are marked the lowest_ prices in plain figures. iled not approved of will be exchanged, or the money %lit nv 4rices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion 111,7 I.l n .„?ur new pa m phlet, "The Tercentenary; or, The " Oat f ure dth Birthday a William Shakepeare, ,, gratin 404 N°. 22.511. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, A U GUST 17, 1864. On Friday, Aug. 19, in 3 vols., S N AN D HEI R. A NOVEL. IURN!. l'UltE, CARPETS, BEDDING, an d FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First•class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Shewrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted Ui.ttitGl and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo Arr.-able engravings of every description of Furniture and ...easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised tale The Drone and Caller Ou laying next, the favourite and Daniel O'Rourke bringing up the rear. Donkey increased his lead passing the stand and went on with it for the first mile, when he resigned in favour of Bally Edmond, who, waited upon by Caller Qu, came into the straight with nothing else near them. It was only the semblance of a race from the distance, the old mare quitting her opponent opposite the Stand, end winning without being called upon by six lengths. The others did not pass the post. The Welter Stakes (Handicap) of 10 scvs each, 3ft, with 30 added. One mile. Mr Payne's Merry Maid, 5 yrs, 10st 41b _ _ of £12,000 stock in the company. The audit committee was re-appointed. Also now ready, in 3 vols , GUILTY, OR NOT GUILTY. By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," &o. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-strcet. Mr BARROW, M.P., said he war sure that the share holders would concur with him that Mr Beale was entitled to the best thanks of the proprietary. He concluded by prop-sing that £lOOO be placed at the disposal of the Board to provide some suitable acknowledgment of the late chair man's valuable services. Now Ready, in Crown Svo., FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD. By CHARLES KENT. Mr BA.TEMAN seconded the resolution, which was carried with acclamation. Chapman and Hall, 193, Pi cadilly. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. Now ready at all Libraries, E It T I E 13 It A Y By the Author of " SIR VICTOR'S CHOICE," &c. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS, In Three Vols. THE MAN IN CHAINS, By the Author of " SACKVILLE CHASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 A Twelve-roomed ditto 191 11 0 The meeting was made special, and a resolution passed 'or consolidating into stock such of the B 43 shares as had been fully paid up, W. Bi 1 Mr Cherry's Disappointment, 5 yrs, lOst 61b.. (Ow ev ner) ll) 2 Mr Fenwick's Batsman, 4 yro, lOst 41b (inc slb ex) rogether with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable intbrmationto all requiring househsld furniture, carpets ' or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen In or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells, Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborongh, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, St. Albans, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 ocher places in all parts of Great The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman and directors. (Mr Cameron) 3 Mr Harley's Budworth, 4 yrs, lOst 51b (ine 61b ex) (J. Goater) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Merry Maid, 2 to 1 abet Disappoint ment. NORTH LONDON. Merry Maid took up the ranting, with Disappointment lying next, and the race was confined to these two, Mr Payno's mare winning with great ease by two lengths. Batsman a bad third. The half-yearly meeting of this company wag held yester. at the Euston Station, Mr H. W. Blake in the chair. The report was taken as read. COBBETT and CO.. General House Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London. B.E. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said he had only a very few observations to make. There nad been an increase in the passenger, goods, and mineral Traffic. The opening of the Metropolitan Railway had not affected the general receipts for passengers,but some decrease liad taken place from the opening of the Hammersmith and City line ; still, that was being made up from other sources. As regarded the expenditure, a considerable outlay :•::d taken place on capital account for the new lines to the city, and they had paid £5,000 for additional land at Bow. 1 he company had three bills before Parliament last session, and their Parliamentary expenses were heavy. The fact of so many bills for metropolitan railways being promoted made the session quite exceptional. They had received 31 notices of bills as affecting their company, and they had to watch tho progress of 11 different bills in addition to their own. Their Tottenham Extension Bill was lost, and that of t he Great Eastern was granted. The Great Eastern Ex tension to Liverpool -street would run close to their city line, and the stations would adjoin, which might be of some advantage to them and the public. The company's addi tional powers bill would enable them to vary and alter cer tain roads, and thus enable them to save expense. The new dock at Poplar was sanctioned, and an advantageous ar rangement had been made with the East and Nest India Docks Company, and for a new barge entrance should it be necessary. Improvements were being made at the several stations on the line ; and also in the plant and working stock of the company. T HE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, 29, Lombard-street, London; and Tho Betting Stand Plate of 100 soya (handicap). For all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr F. Santley's Balderdash, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Tomlinson) 1 Mr Bray ley's Pelios, 3 yra, Est 41b (car 6et 91b) (J. Grimahaw) 2 Mr G. Buchanan's ;Etna, 4 yrs, 7 8t (J. Covey) 3 The following also ran :—Walloon, Gamecock, Bolero, Lost Sheep, Narbonne, Professor. Sherborne, trader the Cloud, Weatherglass, Mysterious Lady, and St Vincent. Betting-7 to 4 agst Etna, 100 t o 1 5 agst P e li os, 10 to 1 agst Gamecock and Balderdash, and 100 to 8 ags t Sher borne. Royal Insurance-buildings, Liverpool. At the Annual Meeting, on the sth inst., the following were some of the leading results disclosed hi the Report to the shareholders. FIRE BRANCH. The Premiums of the year 1863 reached the sum of £341,664 Being an advance of 40,977 over 3862; an amount of increase exceeding that of any pre vious year. The Revenue from Fire Premiums has been en hanced in four years by the large sum of £113,353 Etna made play, with Balderdash, Mysterious Lady, and Pelios lying next, the rear division being headed by Nar bonne, Gamecock, and B o l er o. Below the distance Balder dash went in front, followed by Pelios and Mysterious Lady, /Etna taking fourth place. They continued in this order to the Stand, where Pelios and the favourite chal lenged the leader, and the three ran a good race home, Bal derdash winning by a head, and the same distance separat ing Pelios from Etna. Mysterious Lady ws fourth, Sherborne fifth, Bolero and W ea th erglass the two next. Narbonne was last. s The Duty paid to Government in 1862 was Ditto ditto, 18.03 88,966 Showing an Increase in one year of . £12,973 A.mong the incidents which have tended to the advance ment of the Royal within the last few mont Its may be reckoned its action with respect to the losses sustained by the explo sion of the Lotty Sleigh. which although orry con -istent with the general tenor of the conduct of the Company, and ulti mately proved to be no more than what had been done in for mer times by the o dest and most proverbial y honourable among its contemporaries, yet attracted attention and public favour by its unhesitating promptness. As the largest total of Revenue and the largest ratio of progression have been attained in the present year, so it happens that the largest Profit which it has ever alien to the Directors to record has likewise on this occasion to be an nounced. The balance of net profit on the year has amounted to .£83,515 • of which sum £34,1C0 only has been appropriated to Dividend and Bonus, and the large balan eof .£49,441 been carried to Reserve. LATEST BETTING- MIDI?. HANDICAP. 100 to 30 agst Raglan (offered, take 4 to 1) 100 to 12 agat Caller Ou (taken) 100 to 7 agat East Lancashire (taken and offare3), 100 to 3 having been laid three times previously. Mr R. D. MANGLES seconded the motion for the adop tion of the report. Mr ONYON contended that the dividend at tho rate of 6 per cent, per annum proposed by the directors should be in creased to 6i per cent. ; and that instead of adding the £lOOO out of the revenue to the special works and contingen cies fund, £2,500 of it should be appropriated to the pay ment of the extra half per cent, dividend, leaving the re maining £1,500 to be added to that rand. They had an increase of £B,OOO in the receipts during the past half-year, and he thought the shareholders were entitled to some part of it. RADCLIFFE RACES—TUESDAY. The Bolton Plate (Handicap) of 40 sows, for all ages; winners extra. About three-quarters of a mile. Mr Handley's Ossian, 4 yrs, Bst 81b .... (11. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Beaumont's Vanessa, 3 yrs, 7st 61b ..... (Whiteley) 2 ....... (B r i tton ) 3 Mr T. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (Crenshaw) 4 Mr Barber's The Cu t ler, 5 yrs, 7st 61b, Betting-7 to 4 agst Ossian, sto 2 agst Oulton Lowe, 3 to 1 agst Vanessa, 4 to 1 agst The Cutler. ___. _ Won by a length, the same between second and third ; the fourth close up. The 2 ft, with 30 added; weight gentlemen soremen each, jockey s ex t ra; pena l - Welter fo r ago; Sta Stakes penal ties and allowances. About two miles and a quarter. Mr Peace's Zuleika, 6 yrs, 12st 3i19 (inc 141 b ex) (J. W. Thorpe) 1 Mr C. Coborn's Boa3tian, 3 yrs, 12st 61b (Inc 141 b ex) (Owner) 2 Mr C. Broadhurst's Joe, 5 yrs, llst 7th (car 11et 111 b). (M. Arden) 3 No betting. The CHAIRMAN defended the course adopted by the di rectors. The additional powers Act would enable them to save large sums, and to provide for the accommodation of the Great Northern and Midland traffic at the proposed new docks. The whole of the £4,000 would be required for the improvement of the stations to accommodate the increasing traffic on the line as soon as possible. It would be more prudent to pay at the rate of 6 per cent. now, and at the rate of 7 per cent, for the next half year. Mr MANGLES said that many of the improvements they had introduced had turned out most profitable investments for the company, particularly in respect of the adoption of steel tires and other lasting improvements. The report was unanimously adopted. Au amendment by Mr Onyon, seconded by Mr Westley, that the dividend be 31 per cent. for the half year was negatived ; and the pro position of the directors that the dividend be 3 per cent. for the past half year on the ordinary stock and shares of the company was carried. Won by a length, a bad third. The Chesterfield Cup (Handicap) of 60 Bove in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, winners extra, second to save his stake. Once round and a distance. .... Mr Ambery's N emo , 3 vrs , s i t 131 b ... ... (Carroll) 1 Mr T. Griffith's Puss, 5 yrs, Tat 61b (car 7st 71b) (H. Grirushaw) 2 Mr T. Cliff's Wildman, 3 yrs, Tat 41b (Inc 10lb ex) (E. Taylor) 3 Betting-2 to lon Nemo, sto 2 agat Puss. Won by two lengths, a bad third. The Craven Two-year -old Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft, with 40 added; winners extra; second to save his stake. About six fur, Iu reply to a question, it was stated that the directors had no reason to believe that the estimate for the works of the City Extension would be exceeded, and the proceedings ter minated. Mr Handley's Saloon, 7st 31b (E. Taylor) 1 Mr T. Smith's Vanguard, Get 101 b (Cranshaw) 2 Mr Peace's Creme de Vanile, 7st 51b (car itt 71b Grimshßw) Mr Fowler's Early in the Morning, 7st 9ib.. (Whiteley) 4 Betting-2 to lon Saloon, 3to 1 agat Creme do Vanille, 6 to 1 agst Vanguard. Wou easily by two lengths ; a bad third. The scurry Handicap of 2 sova each, with 25 added. About six furlongs. Mr T. Oshorne's Gaily, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (Whiteley) Mr klandley's Ossian, 4 yrs, 9st (H. Cirimshaw) 2 Mr T. Smith's Oulton Lowe, 3 yrs, Gat Gib .. (Howarth) 3 Mr T. Griffith's Puss, 5 yrs, 7st 101 b (E. Taylor) 4 The following also rim :—Master Toe, Blondin, and Pre paration. Betting-7 to 4 agat Ossian, 3to 1 agst Gaily, 4to 1 agst Oulton Lowe, 6 to 1 agst Puss. Won by a neck, a length between second and third, three Lengths between third and fourth. RAILWAY AND OTHER COMPANIES. MIDLAND. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at Derby, Mr W. E. Hutchinson, Deputy Chair man, presided. The report was taken as read. in moving the adoption of the report said had all rea d with much concern the l 11: o C vas IrA.IsR surd they paragraph in the report alluding to the retirement of Mr Beale, who had for so long a period been their able and ex cellent chairman; but he would continue to occupy a seat at the board, so that his great knowledge and experience of railway matters would still be given to this undertaking. (Cheers.) He then read a letter from Mr Beale, in which he expressed his obligations to the shareholders. Alluding to the results of the last year's operations the chairman con gratulated the shareholders on the large excess in the traffic receipts, and on the fact that so large a proportion of that excess was available for dividend. The increase had been over every department except cattle, as usual the largest ratio of increase had been in the mineral traffic ; in mer chandise it had been £lO,OOO ; in minerals, £79,000. The increase in the passenger traffic had been very satisfactory, amounting as it did to £28,000, and that in the face of large reductions in the passenger fibres over a considerable portion of the railway. This large increase of £128,000 had beam earned at a reasonable cost; it h ad amounted to no more than £52,000, leaving £76,000 available for dividends ; hence the large increase in the dividend as compared with the The increased expenses over 1863 had been caused principally by maintenance of s i t, sy n e a ut h hd a , way, renewal 6 cost of revenue , as had also charges for carriag es corresponding half arlofado.f &c.,las allyeara.t t ' h . and waggons, and an increase in the charge for train., expenses had been O vßi item for fire insurance. had borrowed this money were u ti x g to b n e . e A n m op o e n n g ed tbe fo g r en th e e . nearly halt a minima, favourable, aa a h h vl u eo o o s u l e nt e d reaar h r mh b g a l y e l se f s : r u y o e j e a oo a s na o r snitdooefßr which increasei h o t h g w e stwlhl they ~ i high price 0 f mon e y during the cent. the remainder gladsinto hear that there was £4 2s 7 id, which was below the aa p tba about t, half ee - y -ab e v a ae r lria go fe 'r w h th e e y iion h hg a ~1 was borrowedat 4 per rate of some of the leading railways. Th e new lines in g satisfactorily, and constructionc trei r r s n e o o r f thernfrie a prospect of the Ottley and likely line being opened in the autumn. Considerable progress had been made in the line nd s would were p b r progressing e s from Birmingham to Nuneaton, which Would open up a new way, via the Midland from Birmingham to London, and although it would not be so short as the route by the London and North-Western, it would afford a third means of communication about in equal distan ce With the Great Western. In the last Parliamentary cam paigla _ , as far as the Midland Company was concerned, they l oad load a pro tracted and expensive session, and that two from quarters from which they had a right to expect so mething else--he alluded chiefly to the opposition at Sheffi e ld and Burton— but thinks to the mai of their solicitors and officers, they had a successful session. The works at Sheffield would be proceeded with as speedily as possible—he hoped that any bad feeling which might have existed against the Midland in that town would cease, and that the i nhabitants would soon cone to the conviction that what had been done was best for their interests. II e concurred with Mr Beale as to the satisfactory position w hich the Midland line occupied ; it had a most important ge °graphical position, in the centre of a great commercial dish t ict—their traffic had increased of late at the rate of nearl y .0,000 per week, but though that advance had taken plc .ce, and it had enabled them to raise the dividend at the ruto of li per cent., they must nor be too sanguine that incre bee woul d continue. Many cir cumstances might militt ite against it. They were laying out a great deal of capit,al, and had coosequently more to pay upon. They had raised more th an £1`,000,000, having a deferred dividend, that would bear linterek it at the rate of 5 per cent. in July of next , year. lie mentioned among other reasons why the lincre ased dividend might not continue. Circumstances might r ender it desirable that larger balances should be carried (1. , rer than usual; but in any , case they might depend on it t' bait nothing should be wanting on the part of the director' 4 :to maintain their position and e \very possible improver° ant . lie concluded by moving the adop tion of the repor',. Air LEwIS 8 econded! the motion, which was adopted. The varier .e dividends were declared in accordance with the recomrr,endation of the rer, Nort. A vote r,or the expenditure of . e sum of £200,000 o n capital account was carried, the amount ; to be employed, in the pur chase c,f engines, stock, &c. Mr Heane was appointed audit or in the placf of Mr Cripps, deceased. 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The capital account showed that W 5 3669 had been expendol, leaving a balance of £1,173, LOST WITHIEL AND FOWEY, The half yearly meeting of this company was held at Fowey on Sl'urday—Mr R. T. Head in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that the balance sheet showed that £30,000 had been laised on shares. He advised the share holders, as here had been more than half of the subscribed capital paid up, to authorise the directors to borrow £lO,OOO upon debentures. One gentleman had promised to take one half the debentures at once. The directors also asked far authority to enter into an agreement with the Cornwall Railway Company to work the Fowey line. Resolutions authorising the exercise of the borrowing powers and the agraement were passed, and the proceed ings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. EDEN VALLEY EXTENSION. Moetings have been held during the last few daye at Leyburn, Hawes, &c., with the object of formirg a com pany to oupply railway accommodation to Wensleydale, Yoredale, &c. The proposed railway is intended to leave the Leeds Northern line somewhere near Ripon, and will accommodate the towns of Masham, Middleham, Leyburn, Askrigg, and Hawes. GREAT NORTHERN AND WESTERN OF IRELAND. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, Duke-street, Westminster, the Earl of Lucan in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. Mr. STILES expressed his satisfaction with the success that had attended the labours of the directors in the recent session of Parliament, both branches of the Legislature having accorded to the company, notwithstanding the op position of the Midland Great Western, the right of cross ing the Shannon at Athlone, and so securing its indepen dence and prosperity. This success was greatly due to the energetic conduct of the noble chairman, and he trussed the time was not far remote when the county of Mayo would acknowledge the way in which the noble earl had promoted the railway communication of the district. It was then moved by the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr BURCHELL, and carried unanimously, that dividends at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum upon the preference capital, of £3 17s. 6d. per cent. per annum on the £113,350 ordinary capital held by the Midland Great Western Railway Com pany of Ireland, and £3 per cent. per annum upon the ordi nary share capital of the company other than that held by the Midland Company, be declared, less income-tax. 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The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yester erd;ly at the London Tavern, Mr Anderson in the chair, Tho report was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, expressed his hope and desire that those feelings of dissatis faction that had existed among the proprietors had now passed away, and that they might expect for the future that harmony and goodwill would be established among them. Nothing of importance had occurred since the last meeting. He thought the proprietors had a right to be satisfied with the increase of traffic from year to year, and he trusted it would become still larger. Mr GossEv complained of the non•publication of the traffic receipts. He wished to know from Mr Eley, one of the directors, who he (Mr Gosset) considered was tho re presentative of the shareholders on the Board, whether the directors had exerted themselves to obtain those returns from the lessees of the line, and whether the lessees had re fused to publish the traffic receipts. He wished to know who was to blame for this matter. As the shareholders were entitled to half the profits above 6 per cent., they had a right to know whether the receipts were not in excess of that amount. He wanted to know the amount of the in • creased receipts to Gravesend and other matters. Mr ELEY said a resolution of the Board was passed una nimously expressing an opinion that the wishes of the share holders with respect to the publication of the traffic returns should be complied with. A copy of this resolution was sent to the lessees and an answer had been received to the effect that the lessees did not thing it essential to their interest to publish the traffic receipts. (Shame.) The directors re quested the secretary to write again, and the answer was a refusal. He had reason to believe that the judicious increase in the fares to Gravesend had produced a corresponding in crease in the receipts. The ferry belonged exclusively to the lessees, and the increase in the tolls of the ferry had produced an increase in the gross receipts of £l,OOO, He was not at all satisfied with the way in which the traffic on the line was conducted. Mr COPE, a director, said he considered he also repre sented the interests of the shareholders at the Board. Ho regretted that some arrangement had not been come to with the lessees respecting a permanent lease to the Great Eastern and Blackwall Companies. He was not so sanguine of their future prospects as some appeared to be, and thought, if a desire had been shown on the part cf the shareholders to come to terms with Mr Brassey when he made the offer of 41 per cent,, that the lessees would have given them some- thing more. After some observations from Mr MORO:sr, Mr PARSONS, Mr ADAMS, Mr CORNET, and other proprietors as to the equi,table right of the shareholders to know the actual amoulat of receipts and expenditure, and to have the traffic returns published weekly as formerly, Mr TYREMAN, the solicitor, said there win no doubt they ha d e very right to have the weekly returns and every oth er information they required with regard to the traffic. The report was adopted, and a resoluti on , proposed by Mr GOSSE T, was p assed unanimously to the effect that in the opinion of the shareholders the lessees were not jnstifie in withholding the weekly traffic returns. she proceedings then terminated. NBNV QUAY AND CORNWALL JUNCTIOX. The first ordinary meeting of this company was held on Friday at St. Austell—Mr E. Willyams occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said it was calculated that something over £10,500 had been already subscribed, and at the next meeting of the directors ho should propose that a portion of the road be staked out and a contract invited. With respect to the prospects of the undertaking he said that between 60,000 and 70,000 tons of china, china clay, and other ma. terials were annually carried in carts over the course the new line would take, It now cost from 2s 6d to 3s a ton to convey these matters to Aurngullow, the point of junction with the Cornwall line. When the new lino was made they would be enabled to carry for about Is per ton. He argued therefore that if they could carry7o,olo tons yearly at is per ton the proceeds would be £3,500, and allowing 50 per cent for working expenses £1,750 would remain for dividend. To that would have to be added the receipts from passenger traffic, and also from coal, lime, and timber. The landowners and merchants were now called upon to complete the capi tal without delay. The report was adopted, and the proceedings concluded vith a vote of thanks to the chairman, NORTH DEVON. The directors' report states that the available braance on revenue account of £2,776 enabled them to recommend the payment of a dividend at the rate of 168 per cent per annum on the ordinary stock, at the rate of 18s per cent per annum on the A stock, and at the rate of £3 12s per cent per annum on the B stock (tree of income tax), being the same as that declared for the previous half-year. The amalgamation of this company with the Londcn and South Western Railway Company in pursuance of the provisions contained in the act would take effect on Jan. 1 next, when the proprietors would be entitled to receive the ordinary stock of that company in exchange for the several denomi nations of stock of the North Devon Railway Company in the following proportions—viz., £l9 12s South Western stock for every £lOO North Devon A stock ; £9B South Western stock for every £lOO North Devon B stock ; and £l9 South Western stock for every £lOO North Devon ordinary stock. The redeemable preference stock of th 3 company would become preferential stock of the South Western Company, but was to be redeemable by them on the terms on which it was redeemable by the North DeTOII Naval and Military Intelligence, The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Commander Geo. K. Bower, arrived in Portsmouth harbour yesterday at 10 a.m. from Plymouth and Portland, with the Lords of the Admi ralty on board, on their annual tour of inspection. The party consisted of the Duke of Somerset, Vice-Admiral Sir F. Grey, Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. R. Drummond, and Mr Childers, M.P., accompanied by the First Secretary, Lord C. Paget, M.P., Capt. Hall, Private Secretary to the Duke of Somerset; Rear-Admiral Robinson, Controller of the Navy; Major Clarke, Director of Works, and Sir Richard Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Their Lordships landed at the King's stairs in the dockyard soon after their arrival, and were received by the Admiral in command, and the Captain of the Steam Reserve, with the other naval officers in command of her Majesty's ships at the port and the heads of the different departments of the yard• They first proceeded to the office of the Admiral- Superintendent, Rear-Admiral George Elliot, where they remained until nearly 1 p.m., when they commenced the usual inspection of the dockyard, commencing with No. 2 dock, in which the Erebus iron floating battery is lying. Her bottom plates are in very good condition, with the ex ception of one tier, but her timber shelf-piece, on which rests her armour-plates, is eaten away, and will have to be replaced with new work. Her tier of plating next below the shelf-piece is also very faulty in parts, aLd will require extensive repairs. She is said to be intended for temporary duty on the Sturbridge shoal. Their lordships next crossed the caissons of the ship, basin, docks, giving a short notice to each of the latter, in which are lying the Thunderer line of-battle ship, about to be cut down and fitted as a floating platform for target butts; the Octavia screw frigate, and Sparrowhawk despatch gun vessel, the latter almost entirely reconstructed. Leaving the ship basin docks their lord ships next passed by the Victoria three decked screw, of 1,000 horse-power, fitting as the flagship of the future Admiral commanding in the Mediterranean, but very likely to be superseded in such duty when made ready for it by some iron frigate. The new railway jetty was next reached, where their lordships had an opportunity of observing one of the earliest and still handsomest of the now almost use less three-deckers on their Navy List, the Duke of Welling ton, which was lying moored alongside the jetty. The dock in which the Royal Sovereign is lying was reached next, and a cursory notice was given to the hand of teak sheath ing which she is receiving at the water-line, but their lordships did not go on board. This teak band is now being affixed to the Royal Sovereign's sides as rapidly as possible, relays of workmen being engaged upon it day and night. A few minutes were next spent looking into the empty No. 7 dock, and then a short walk past the mill wrights' shop and timber.sheds brought their Lordships to the residence of the Admiral Superintendent, where they and the naval officers accompanying them partook of luncheon. After a half-hour's interval the walk round the yard was resumed, the party being still under the guidance of Rear- Admiral Elliot, and accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour. After visiting the iron foundry, their Lordships passed through the smithery, where every fur nace appeared to be in full blast, and to the ground north of the smithery, where two dining-rooms are being erected for the use of the smiths. Their Lordships next, passing be tween stacks of 41 inch armour-plates for the Royal Alfred, went . on board that ship in the ehipway, where she lies waiting her orders for launching, and remained on board some 20 minutes. No. 11 Dock, constructing at the north angle of the steam basin by George Smith and Co., was next visited, after which their Lordships proceeded to view the ground about to be taken into the dockyard boundary. Mr Woods, civil engineer, pointed out and explained, by the aid of plans, the bearings of the mud lands which it is intended to convert into basins and docks, and their Lordships left the dockyard by the N.E. gate for the proposed site for the naval barracks and the new timber ground, where the main timber stores are now being formed. Befsre leaving the yard the large number of tested armour plates stored near the convict prison attracted some attention, and among them some specimens of wrought !ron forgings in that shape from the rolling mills of John Brown and Co., of Sheffield. The first point of importance reached by their Lordships outside the dockyard was the intended site for the Naval Barracks, in one part of which a number of convicts are employed in levelling the old fortifications, and in another a patent brick making machine is at work turning out bricks at the rate of 24 per minute. From the site for the Seamen's Barracks the Board next visited the new timber ground, and wade a circuit of the ground there which inter venes between the dockyard and Landport, and which is about to be incorporated with the dockyard. They completed their circuit by returning to the dockyard by the shore line of the new ground. Their lordahips afterwards embarked on board the Osborne, moored off the dockyard, where they dined and slept. The Admiralty yacht Enchantress, Staff Commander Petley, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon from Portland and the Needle fortifications, with Earl do Grey and Ripon on board. His lordship joined the Board of Admiralty on the Osborne on their return from their day's inspection ashore. The Urgent screw troopship, Capt S. Henderson, sailed from Portsmouth last evening for Canada (Quebec), with the following detachments on board :—Royal Artiltery— Col Pipon, Lieuts Brown and Saunders, and eight men ; 30th Regiment—Capt Clarkson and Lieut Brain and 117 men ; 4th battalion 60th Rifles—Lieut-Col Ward, Ensign Turner, and 17 men ; Rifle Brigade—Commandant Pullen and 83 men; Royal Canadian Rifles—Lieut-Col Walker and eight men; 110th Regiment—Six men; let battalion 15th Regiment—Capt Causse, Assist Surg O'Loughlane Deputy Purveyor Maskell, six officers' wives, 16 children and four female servants, 12 soldiers' wives and 28 children. The War Department steamveesel Balaklava, 11IrPellatt commander, sailed last night from Woolwich Arsenal, laden with guns, shot, carriages, powder, and other war stores for Devonport and Cork. Among the stores is the first of the 70 pounder Armstrong guns, reduced to a 46 pounder, for experiments on board the gunnery ship Cambridge, Capt L. Heath, C. 8., at Devonport. The following troopships, now under fitment in the East and West India Docks, have been chartered by the Lords of the Admiralty to embark a regiment of the lino from Dublin for the Cape of Good hope :—The Copenhagen, the Rosalyn Castle, and the Nary Shepherd. The regiment consists of 39 officers, 912 non-commissioned officers and rank and file, and 152 women and children. After landing the troops at the Cape the regiment stationed there will embark in the saute ships and proceed to Calcutta. The embarkation from Dublin is expected to take place early next month. Mr Brain, acting assistant master shipwright at 'Wool wich, has been appointed assistant master shipwright at 41 <-, 15:1ii,,,' ,11, ,co,", ~. ' ~,4,-.4,,,,, ~.z. Vi'.1,..44 ---: -. 4,, ,f 's67 , a\ 4 ' ,o i: N FIATR pA IoP Ptit" ,, Nl:r - -- , - -44. Vi* , • 'l 4 '''- 444 1. 4: 0 1: '-' ' • 14 ~,,,f4, - V'•, ' '.0 ' .4 1, 04 44-, Devonport Dockyard, and is succeeded .4,1411.14440T-Itrdi Henwood, who will take up hi s appointme - t4ftii'i 7 u4 - g—•-•V e `N) On account of the unsatisf a ct or y ra t e o f emo nicp.ientgivT..,. . by the Admiralty, and the proposed reduction oaf Zpertfit nuation, a number of the ekilled mechanics have lett the • department at "Woolwich, and the authorities are unable to replace them. A notification to the effect that a number of shipwrights is required has been posted outsiee the dock yard gates for some weeks past, and although many appli cations have been made for the vacant bertha only a few have been filled. The general reply of the applicants ap pears to be, "'We can obtain double the dockyard pay from any of the private firms, as well as an equal amount of privilege." One of Capt. Biakeley's 4i-inch guns, weighing 35 cwt., and manufactured for the Portuguese Government, was yesterday proved at the Woolwich but; and tired two rounds satisfactorily. Orders have been received at Chatham garrison a detachment of the 43d (Light infantry) Re&,-iment,unUr the command of Major T. Huhues and three subalterns, to be held in readiness to embark for New Zealand, to re inforce the service companies of the regiment. The troops will embark at Gravesend as soon as tho necessary amount of tonnage has been taken up for them by the War Depart ment. The Lord Vvrarden target, which recently underwent such a severe battering during the late trials of ordnance at Shoeburyness, was landed at the Anchor-wharf, Chatham Dockyard, yesterday from the naval transport Dove. Since the trials the target has been taken to pieces by a party of mechanics sent from the dockyard, and the two 41-inch iron plates as well as the inch and a half inner plates and the teak backing have all been returned to the yard. A careful examination cf the armour plates was made by the officials of the department yesterday, in order to as certain the quality of the iron of which they are formed, upwards of 1,000 tone of exactly the same kind of plates having been received at the dockyard to be bolted to the sides of the Lord W ar d en and the Bellerophon iron-clad frigates now in p rogress . The plates, they now lie on the wharf, exhibit the extraordinary effects of the shot and as shell upon each. Twenty shots appea r to have struck the two plates, one of them receiving eleven of that number. Of these, eight appear to have passed completely through the target, the remaining three causin g only indentations. It is, however with the quality of the i ron that the offi cials are more particularly concerned, and in both plates, which were taken promiscuously from a st ac k o f several hundreds of the same description, sent in frcm the Milwall Iron Company's Works, the iron was found to be as nearly as possible perfect in quality, w hi ch proves in a marked degree the rapid advance made by our principal iron companies during the last fem years in producing serviceable plates. As already observed, the plate to which most attention was directed yesterday received no less than 11 shots, nearly all of which passed completely through it. Notwithstanding the concussion to which the plate must have been subjected not a crack beyond a couple of inches, and that close to the apertures made by the shot, can be detected throughout its surface, while the closeness of the grain, as shown in the openings through which the projectiles made their way, proves the iron to be of an un usually excellent quality. The plates were of rolled iron, and for some dist ance a l ong th e e d ges o f eac h th e thickness of the various folds of metal can be easily determined by openings of greater or less extent. It is as yet undecided what course will be adopted with the damaged plates, there being no machinery at Chatham dockyard with which they can be manufactured. The Arethusa, 35, 500 horse power, Mr V. F. Johnson, master in charge, attached to the steam reserve in the Med way, is ordered to be taken into No. 3 dock at Chatham, in order to be brought forward for commission. The Amethyst, 26, attached to the sailing reserve squad ron in Chatham harbour, has been lent by the Admiralty to the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to be used in shipping the Atlantic cable on board the Great Eastern. The Iris, 20, which was originally lent for this service, was subsequently found not to adapted for the duty. Owing to the excessive heat which prevails the roof of the masthouse in Devonport dockyard became ignited on Monday last, but the fire having been discovered promptly it was soon extinguished, or a serious conflagration might have occurred. A clerical error occurred in our military intelligence last Thursday. It was the 61st, and not the 69th, Regiment which embarked at Portsmouth for irelond in the Tamar. The 69th is quartered at Gosport, under the command of Colonel Mackirdy, and has been very successful in obtain. ing recruits in Hampshire since its arrival from India two months ago. LIFE BRANCH.. The progress of the Life Branch, as shown by the New Business transacted in the last year, is most promising, and the advances made, year by year, in the amount of New In surances effected, sh )w clearly the estimation in which the Company is held. The following is a statement for the last five years : Net Sum Assured on New Policies after deducting Guarantees. Net Premiums. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1E 63 This rapid growth, amounting to 73 per cent. on the Sum Assured, and upwards of 80 per cent. on the Premium re ceived in the course of five years, may justly be considered as arger than any which could have been reasonably expected. The first half of the current year 1864, however, far outstlips the ratio of increase indicated by the figures ju,t quoted, as the sum assured for that period of six months only actually exceeds Half-a-Mil ion sterling. The rate of Mortality, likewise, still presents highly favour able features, and augurs well for the result to be shown by tne quinquennial investigation, which is to take place when the present year is concluthd. PERCY M. DOVE, Manager and Actuary. JOHN B. JOHNSTON, Secretary in London. August, 1864. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EGHAM RACES. The old historic meadow of Runnymede never, perhaps, looked gayer than it did yesterday. A bright afternoon had succeeded to a rather dull morning, and there was a goodly show of carriages and a large attendance of foot people. Eglam is generally a great outing for Cockneydom, some features of which to speak the truth could well be spared. Card sharpers and pickpockets of every degree flourish here seemingly unchecked, and one has generally to run the gauntlet of a very questionable humanity in ihe struggles to reach a railway carriage, from which the traveller is fortu nate if he emerges scathless. There have been some alterations and improvements since the last meeting. Mr Marshall has succeeded Mr Verrall as Clerk of the Course, and a new steward's and weighing stand, with increased accommodation for the press,jockeys, &c., has been erected, The sport was very fair, th;,fields being larger than anticipated. Anti-Macassar reversed hid Bright on and Lewes running, and won the King John Stakes with the greatest ease ; and old Caller Ou, of course, carried off the Queen's Plate, with only Bally Edmond to make the semblance of a race, at all near her. The others were never in it. Merry Maid had it all her own way for the Welter Stakes, and the Betting Stand Plate was curried off by Balderdash, after a good race with Pelios and Etna: There was a great want of punctuality in the arrange ments, and the way the course was kept was simply dis graceful. In the race for the Queen's Plato the crowd barely cleared a narrow passage for the horses, and if the field had been larger some accident must have happened. The police were sadly inefficient for the duties they were called upon to perform. Betting on future events was only remarkable for the rspid fall of the favourite for the Great Ebor, as much as 100 to 3 being laid against East Lancashire during the afternoon. The Egham Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added. Mr Barton's Vision, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b, (£80) (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr Headman's Stainley, 3 yrs, sst Illb (£100) (a Sharp) 2 Mr B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, 7st 11Ib (£80) (T. Nightingall) 3 Mr Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged, Bst (£100).. (Edwards) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Stainley, sto 2 agst Vision, 3to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, and 5 to 1 agst Confueion. Stainley made the running, with Vision in attendance, to about a quarter of a mile from home, where ;he latter had her horses all beaten, and went in an easy winner by three lengths. Lord of the Manor a bad third. There was no advance in the selling price of tie winner. The Runnymede Stakes (Handicap), of 10 soya each, 3 ft, if declared by Tuesday the 9th of August, with 50 added. For all ages. One mile. 28 subs. Mr Alexander's Peon, 3 yrs, 7st (Morris) 1 Mr E. Bri.yley's Rappel, 3 yrs, sst 71b ..(J, Gritashaw) 2 Mr Wodson's Deerfoot, 4 yrs, Bst 81b (310 extra) (Clay) 3 Mr Hodgman's The Monk, aged, Bst 101 b ..(Fornham) 4 Mr U. Fenwick's Batsman, 4 yrs, 6st 131 b (4lb extra) (F. Adams) 5 Mr Samuel's Twilight, aged, Bst 121 b (J. Adams) 6 _ _ Betting-2 to 1 agst Rappel, sto 2 agst Peon, 6to leach agst The Monk and Deerfoot, 7 to 1 agst Batsman, and 8 to 1 agst Twilight. Rappel jumped off with the lead, followed by The Monk, Peon lying well on the off sido, with Deerfoot in the middle and Batsman and Twilight bringing up the rear. Before they had gone half the distance Peon went to the front, and The Monk retiring from the contest, let the issue to the two favourites, who singled themselves out at the distance and raced home, Mr Alexander's horse having always the best of it, and winning cleverly by half a length. Deerfoot a bad third. I The King John Stake s , o f 10 sous eac h, sft, w ith 50 a dd e d ; I for 2-yr-olds; colts, Bet 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b. T.Y.C, 31 subs. Capt. W. H. Cooper's Anti-Macassar, Bst 101 b (in 31b ex) (F. Ad) 1 Duke of Cleveland' s L a d y V a l ent i ne Bst 21b (in 51b ams ex) E. Martin) 2 Mr J. Nightingall' s Di scre ti on, B s t 101 b (inc. ( 31b extra) (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Advance, Victory, Basquine, Provisor, Lemonade, Sympathy, and Latitude. Bettting-9 to 4 agst Anti-Macassar, 4 to 1 agst Lemo nade, 5 to 1 agst Advance, 6 to 1 agst Discretion, and 10 to 1 each agst Lady Valentine and Sympathy. After some failures Basquine took up the running at the fall of the flag, but soon resigned the lead to Lady Valen• tine, who with Discretion, Lemonade, Victory, and Sym pathy, the favourite lying forward near the rails, came on with it to the distance, where Anti-Macassar drew away, followed by the Duke of Cleveland's filly, and, full of run ning, easily shook off his opponent within a few yards of the chair, winning very easily by a length, Discretion was a bad third, Victory fourth, Lemonade fifth, and Sympathy sixth. Next came Advance and Provisor. Basquine was last. The Ankerwyke Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added ; selling allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.' Count La Grange's Medicis, 12 yrs (£2O), sst 71b (Barker) 1 Mr Golby's Change of Luck, 2 yrs (£30),.55t 10Ib Clark 3 2 Mr B. Land's Neileherry, 4 yrs (£10), Bst 31b (Fordham) 3 Mr Nightingall's Princess Dagmar, 2 yrs (.£2O), sst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 4 Capt. Willcck's Tho Drone, aged (£at), Bst 7lb (Payne) 5 Mr Kelley's Mistletoe, 4 yrs (£2O), Bst 3lb .... (Parry) 6 Mr Davison's Maid of Athens, aged (S2O), Bst 71b (Arrowsmith) 7 Betting—G to 4on Medicis, sto 1 agst any other. The favourite rushed to the front, with Change of Luck lying next, immediately the flag was lowered, Neilgherry, Princess Dagmar, and the Drone coming on in the order named. Medicis continued her lead, Was never headed, and won in a canter by a couple of lengths. Neilgherry was a bad third. The lot was placed by the judge, and the winner was sold to Mr G. Angell for 230 guineas. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; 3 , yr-olds, Set Mb; 4-yr-olde, 9st 71b; five, six, and aged, 9st 121 b. Two _ . miles and a distance. Mr I'Anson's Caller Ou, 6 yrs (Challoner) 1 Mr Thellusson's Bally Edmond, 6 yrs (Fordham) 2 The following also ran : —Donkey, Coroebus filly, Daniel O'Rourke, and The Drone. Betting-9 to 4on Caller On and sto 2 agst Bally Ed mond. Donkeyjeraped off with the lead with Bally gdmond, The Late Tragedy near Beading. On Monday afternoon Mr J. J. Blandy, the coroner for Reading, resumed the inquiry at the Public-office into the circumstances connected with the deaths of Emma Legge, 25 years, and her three children—Flora Legge, six years, Louis Legge, three years, and Napoleon Legge, three months—all of whom were taken out of the river Thames at Caversham, near Reading, last Wednesday morning, as reported in Thursday's impression. The additional evidence taken was of considerable length, and the proceedings lasted nearly sevenhOu;37 — Mr Legge, upholsterer of Tonbridge Wells, and brother of the man Legge who deserted the deceased woman, attended, and proved that on the night of Thursday week, the day following that on which the man was supposed to leave Reading, he came to his house at Tonbridge Wells, and told him that he had left her and her children at Read ing, and that •he requested the witness if he heard from Reading to allow them lOs per week and he would refund the money. He told his brother he led a wretched life, as they were always quarrelling, and he was quite unfitted for work. The witness had previously advised his brother to take the woman to her friends at Reading and sever the connection, as he never understood they were married. Several persons who saw the deceased woman in Reading subsequent to Legge leaving her gave evidence, from which it appeared there was nothing in her manner, appearance, or conversation to lead them to the conclusion that she was not in the full possession of all her mental faculties, and they were not impressed with the idea that she was utterly destitute. A sum of 14s was left by her at her lodgings when she started for Caversham. The Coroner carefully summed up, and said there was no satisfactory evidence to show that the woman was otherwise than in the fall possession of her mental facul ties; and there was no evidence either of such destitution, such want, as would lead a person rashly to commit such an act as the destruction of herself and offspring. He pointed out the circumstances in the case which showed that the two eldest children must have been fed, and the infant suckled immediately prior to their being drowned, and he suggested that it was possible, in the absence of proof as to how they came into the water, they might have been accidentally drowned, perhaps through one of the children falling into the river through a thousand little accidents that might have happened. The jury deliberated for a short time and returned an open verdict of " Found drowned." The man Legge has not been heard of since the morning of Friday week, when he left his brother's house at Ton bridge Wells. Mr Pain, solicitor, of Reading, Woking, and Frimley, attended, and watched the proceedings on behalf of Legge, the alleged husband. _ -- A Victim to Crinoline—A Frightful Case. - Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Dr. W. Hardwicke, deputy coroner for Central Middlesex, on the body of Mrs Susannah Bailey, aged 36 years, the wife of a commercial traveller, who fell a victim to fire, and met an agonising death through wearing crinoline. Mr Richard Bailey, husband to deceased, said he had no family, and occupied apartments at 23, Storey-street, Caledonian-road. On Sunday morning last he left home for a ramble and to return to dinner for half-past one. When he entered the house he saw the landlady in the passage with other persons, who told him his wife was in the hospital. He went there and was informed by her that her muslin dress caught fire while her back was to the grate. She wore an extensive crinoline, but he appre hended no danger from fire, as he had a fireguard always in use. Jane Rogers, the landlady, said on Sunday morning last, at a quarter t o 12, s h e saw d ecease d c ome down stairs in a complete body of flame. She ran into the back yard, whe re witness threw nearly a pail of water over her, but the act seemed to excite the greater progress of the flames on the other aide of her extended clothing. Witness raised an alarm, and Mr Nixon came, and with wet towels extin guished the fire. Witness afterwards went into the room in which it appeared deceased was making a pudding with her Lackto theti fire.s nb wood on the fire, some on T urn he t re b h ei a n d g be in en chtheuml, low fender. A guard before the fire. Deceased said wh en she found herself on fire she rolled about the floor, but rece i ving no reply to was por her appeal for help, she ran down stairs. Mr Charles 'Willett, house surgeon of the Great Northern. H os pit a l, deposed to the deceased being admitted about 12 o'clock in blankets, every vestige of clothing having been burnt off her. Every part of her body, with the exception of the soles of her feet, were extensively scorched and burned. She was in a very collapsed state, and sunk at half-past three. She died from the shock to the system front the injuries by the fire. She was so extensively burned that nothing could be done, the case was hopeless. There was a precisely similar case in the hospital from crinoline, and that woman also was making a pudding. He thought she would recover. The Deputy Coroner referred to the fact that wornen's attire could be .made fireproof at a very slight expense, and it f t was astonit. , hing that wh en they knew that a sa t ura ti on oungstat'e of soda or common alum would render them safe front tire while wearing crinoline, they did not adopt the pros ass, The Jury said it was the most frightful case they had heard, of, and t h eir view of the body s howed that she had to the letter been , t burned to death, and was a victim to the fashion of wearing crinolin e." A veldiet of Accidental Des.th was recorded. 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